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Dr. Chern, Yijuang

Distinguished Research Fellow
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Specialty:
  • Signal Transduction
  • Gene Regulation
  • Neurodegeneration Disease

Education and Positions:
  • Ph.D. Univ. of Massachusetts


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Nuclear translocation of AMPK-α1 potentiates striatal neurodegeneration in Huntington』s disease.

Dr. Chern, Yijuang
JCB, Jul 18, 2011

Adenosine monophosphate–activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a major energy sensor that maintains cellular energy homeostasis. Huntington』s disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by the expansion of CAG repeats in the huntingtin (Htt) gene.